The Weight of Feeling

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/ 01 — 2026

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The Weight of Feeling

Suspended steel, a ring, and the quiet mechanics of holding something that has no body. The work measures affection as load: what it costs to carry, to hang, to be held.

© 2026

Kneeling figure in lace and leather arching backwards while gripping suspended steel chains.

Statement

Suspended steel, a ring, and the quiet mechanics of holding something that has no body. The work measures affection as load: what it costs to carry, to hang, to be held.

The chains operate as an instrument of weight and suspension — an apparatus where emotion is treated as a material with mass, tension and a point of rupture.

Apparatus

Medusa

Invention patent
INPI — Brazil

Medusa is a modular aerial apparatus: six continuous chain loops running from a single top anchor through a swivel, so the structure turns freely under load instead of twisting the strands.

Spreader bars keep the drops parallel and at fixed distance. A central ring gathers them, and a transverse chain passing through that ring links the outer legs — weight applied at any one point is redistributed across all six loops.

The U-shaped loops at the base and the paired rings on the outer legs are the integrated rope-connection points: rope, strap or body can be anchored at any height without knots, tools or re-rigging. Loop count, drop length and connection points are configured per use — suspension, support, restraint, or sculptural load.

Patent — Medusa: modular aerial apparatus with continuous chain loops and integrated rope-connection points.

Medusa — full assembly: six continuous chain loops hung from a swivel, gathered by a central ring, with U-shaped loops at the base
Full assembly — swivel, spreader bars, six chain loops, central ring
Medusa — technical drawing: six chain drops, a central ring and paired connection rings on the outer legs
Drawing — rope-connection points on the outer legs
Medusa — technical drawing: six chain drops converging into a single central ring
Drawing — single central ring, continuous loops

01 — Text

Between the sculptural object and the body that inhabits it, the piece proposes a study of dependency: what supports, what restrains, and what remains once the load is released.

The Weight of Feeling
Suspended steel chains converging into a single ring.

Moving image

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